Jared’s on retreat and I’m retreating. We’ve boxed up the place in Van to paint and sell.

I’ve been on the move for a couple of months now. I’ve got my core possessions down to what fits in a carry-on bag. Except, that is, for the paraphernalia of my worst addiction.

I’m a degenerate bibliophile. If left unattended in a bookstore I’ll spend the grocery and rent money — all of it. I’ve broken my library down into labeled banker’s boxes. Here are the major categories with some representative titles, one per box so far:

• Writing and Film
  • The Elements of Style (Illustrated)
  • The Writer’s Journey
  • William Goldman: Five Screenplays with Essays
• Poker and Magic
  • Harrington on Cash Volumes 1 & 2
  • Mental Training for Peak Performance
  • Modern Coin Magic
• Literature and Philosophy
  • Woody Allen’s Getting Even
  • Metamorphoses
  • The Doors of Perception
  • Introducing Semiotics
• Business and Strategy
  • The Art of Warfare (Classics of Ancient China Hardcover Edition)
  • The Prince
  • Winning
  • The Art of the Start
• Technology, Art, and Design
  • Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain
  • The Geometry of Design
  • The Science of Musical Sound
  • The Pragmatic Programmer

Ovid is my hero.

I have a giant collection of accounting books and notes, including a couple of copies of the tax act and some commentaries thereon. Recycling!